Happy to report the eye is better and Van Halen was great! However times have certainly changed. And not just with the band. Here are some examples:

# 1 The last album recorded by this Van Halen version (the one with David Lee Roth) was titled "1984." From the looks of some of the attire I saw, some fans believed it was still 1984. Didn't see too many mullets, but there were some outfits probably best left in the back of the closet.

#2 When I first saw the band in 1982, the cost of a ticket was $13. Tickets to this tour were $50, $80 and $130. Enough said.

#3 After making it to our seats, I overheard a conversation between two guys in front of us. Know what they were talking about? Not hod rods and girls, but...Hilary and Obama!

#4 Saw lots of guys with their young sons in tow. Maybe this is a reflection of Eddie Van Halen now playing guitar side by side with his 16-year old son Wolfgang. Maybe it's just a dad eager to see if his boy connects to music that reminds him of his childhood.

#5 No smell of marijuana smoke. Thank goodness.

#6 Rowdy behavior kept to a minimum. Sure there were a few who had one to many $7 warm beers. But by and large, people were pretty behaved.

#7 Van Halen took the stage around 8:30 p.m. By 10, I began to notice people leaving. Fans, who as teens would've rocked on until the morning light, now have families and jobs to consider.

#8 Holding up a Bic lighter to beg for an encore has been replaced with holding up an opened (and thus lit) cell phone.

I could go on, but you get the picture. While Van Halen has certainly gotten older, the signs of age are more apparent with us, the fans of Van Halen.